UPDATE: Teen who lost arm in North Carolina shark attack is

its teeth into a colorado springs teen. the 16-year-old boy is one of two victims in a string of attacks – making national headlines. hunter treschl is a student at thomas maclaren high school. he was in north carolina visiting family … when the attack happened. krdo newschannel 13’s emily allen joins us live in studio… you have an update on treschl. treschel’s family issued a statement thanking everyone on the beach and first responders who acted fast to save this teen’s life. doctors have upgraded him to “good condition… but it will be a long road to recovery. in the meantime, the shark is still a mystery. a shark strikes close to home. 0003 9-1 what’s your emergency? we have someone, we have a shark attack it took 16- year-old hunter treschel left arm. but the colorado springs teen got away with his life. his attack was just an hour after a teenage girl was attacked on the same beach. shark experts don’t know what kind of shark attacked… or if it was the same one. 000440 whenever i see shark attack stories, i always cringe dr. alex antoniou runs a nonprofit to protect sharks… called fins attached. 000918 it is hard to convince people sometimes that sharks need to be protected too and he dives along side them…iccribicic without protection. a chance to study them and raise awareness. 0001041 sharks are not the bad guys here. stand up: dr. antoniou points to statistics… you’re more likely to be killed with a champagne cork… than a shark. 000624 last year around the entire globe, there were 72 shark attacks, globally. those are pretty good odds when you think of the millions of people that entered the ocean last year antoniou says researchers will study these attacks… to try to figure out where they will sink their teeth in the future. the principal of treschel’s school says the of treschel’s school says the family has asked for privacy during this time. we do know that he is a competitive swimmer. in the newxplex, ea krdo nc13. three people